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Diphenism

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polyphenismnoun(genetics) The development of multiple, discrete phenotypes from a single genotype by organisms living in different environmental conditions.
biphenotypynounThe expression, by the same cell, of markers of more than one cell type
dimorphismnoun(biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.
polytypismnounThe existence of multiple types, especially of multiple subspecies.
diplotypenoun(genetics) Either of two or more haplotypes on homologous chromosomes
polymorphianounpolymorphism
diamorphismnounAlternative form of dimorphism. [(biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.]
phenotypizationnounThe determination of a phenotype
phenogenotypenoun(genetics) A phenotype that is also a genotype
heterodichogamynoun(biology, of a flower) The presence of two structures that exhibit male and female characteristics at different times (within the same flower)
triplosensitivitynoun(genetics) The state of a diploid organism having an extra copy of a particular gene
dichronismnoun(biology) The quality of exhibiting two opposite traits at different times; see especially sexual dichronism
polymorphismnoun(object-oriented programming) A feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for a method to have several definitions.
pseudodominancenoun(genetics) The situation in which the inheritance of a recessive trait mimics a dominant pattern.
dichromismnoundichromatism
multiallelismnounThe presence of multiple alleles at the same locus
polygenynounThe control of a single trait, or phenotype, by multiple genes.
diplontnoun(genetics) An organism having a diploid number of chromosomes in its cells
diplobiontnoun(biology) Any organism in which haploid and diploid generations alternate
diploidynoun(uncountable, genetics) The state of being diploid, having two sets of chromosomes.

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